The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-05-05
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who was Ia n'9 WI oF ASKS OOlOnel
| IngersOll. Adams dAURhter-in'law, o.
course, ColOael.-[Sumerville JOurna.
The old lady W read that there was
q great deal of e seOus bell" III E1-
rope wasn't so very far wrong after all.
New York Tribune.
Wonder how ma y ssylums establish
| ed for the care of the insane people,
would bear the scru inv of q lantern Of
the old style pattern DiOgenes carried.
Having been cursed up NH and down
dale for q year by all Cardiff, Lord Butte
has now given that sppreciauve city 80
acres Of valuable land for Il public park.
A Dresden urnal says children
should never be put intO8 cradle, as the
rocking Of the young brain has ten
dency to toBtupefyit. That's right Blame
the lack Of brains on the cradlel
The Rev. DR.. G. Ills Stevens,
Brooklyn, has recently been elected
Fellow Of the Society OF Antiqnartes OF
Scotland, and an Associate OF the ROyai
Arch biological Institute Of Great Britain
and Ireland.
A French newspaper copies an item
about q hot Journal setting fire TO al
American pssst Dgtr coach, and changes
the "iourna" 10 "a hot newspaper" !"
That's giving The press of this Ontry
too much credit Detroit Free Press.
An Englishman who bOasted Of having
shot seven tigers, five lions and nine
elephants was put to flight BY Wash
ingtOn back uriVar the other day, ard
he didn't stop running for mile. He
haG never met such an animal before,
The editor Of paper published In
Munich prints in ten copies OF each
issue an order for cesk Of BaVarian
beer. The scheme has proved to be
the biggest sort of an advertisement and
no subscriber ever thinks OF asking the
editor to stop his paper"
"Why didn't 70 stopP' said the fat
passenger, as he clambered onto the car
"Ye didn't signal" replied the driver.
II stood on the corner"
"Well, I'm no mind reader" said the
driver, lashing his hOrses.-[New York
Sun.
Omaha Girl-Pa, Mr.. DeSweet has
asked me to share his lot.
Omaha Pa-Where Is itP
"Within the two.mile limit, fifty-fOOt
east front"
"Bless you, my children."-[Oma ha
World.
An idea of the damage done ~ tie
Australian rabbits In the colony OF New
South Wales g afforded by the repOrtfOr
the years l883-1886. The report shows
that $1,807 460 was paid out, and that
7,853,787 rabbits were destroyed, and
adds: In spite Of this drain on the treas
ury, the colony Is not yet free from the
pest, and more money will be asked for
this year.
a western farmer dropped pocket
book containing $500 In greenbecks
while at work. It was picked up by
pig, which chewed 1t until 1t began to
taste bad and then he spit 1t ont In
pieces as he trudged along the pasture.
All that could ne fouAd were sent to the
treasury department at Washington,
wher enough rem0ants were discover
ed to entitle the farmer to $40.
A farmer In GreensbOTOngh, Md
thinking 10 change his grade of pota
toes, bsTrellet all he had, shipped them
to Baltimore, and ordsred few barrels
Of eStIa fine Northern potatoes for seed
While baTreling his own tubers he lost
his spectacles. When he received his
Northern seed potatoes he found his
missing spectacles In one OF the bar
rels. Such things destroy confidence.
The Maine Historical Society is to
give a dinner In June to Hon. James W
Bradbury Of Augu! ia, once United States
Senator from that State, who at the ap
pointed time will be cOMmemOrstlng
his eighty third birthday. Mr.. Bradbury
was classmste at Bowdoin College OF
Hawthorne and LongfellOw. His inter
est In education, az attested by service
in the board OF BOwtOin trustees, and
his discriminating attention to hlstOTi-
cal matters. are further illustrations of
activities for which the State is debtor.
James G.. Blaine Is very sUperstiti0us,
and believes that he would have had
better luck as q presidential candidate
had his name ended with "n." He Fases
this belief Oh the success of Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, jackson, Van Buren,
Harrison, Buchanan, Lincoln, johnson
and Tilden. Just why be should be In
fuenced by this striking frequency Of
the letter IN" at the end OF presidential
names is hard to understand ii the light
Of the fact that he was beaten by man
whose name ends in 3D." Is Mr..
Blaine afraid Of Sherman, Allison and
Lincolnp
A young lady who has charitably
taken ch rge of class Of young Itsl-
lsns thought 1t would be nice to get the
children to tell all about their folks.
Among the fathers were organ grinders,
peanut and fruit stand keepers, restau
rant keepers, ETC., The last child In the
class was little girl. What does your
papa dCp" asked the teacher. II don't
want to tell" said the little girl, and no
amount Of cOaxlng could induce her to
say what her father worked at. Finally
the teacher took the little girl Into an.
other room and again asked her. swell,
you wont tell anybody, will you, II tell.
Hes bearded lady In dime museum
In Chatham square," was the startling